Water fountain for chickens



May 8, 19235 I R. E. JONES WATER FOUNTAIN FOR CHICKENS Filed March 7, 1922' provements Chickens, of which the following is a SPGCI:

Patented ay 8, 1923.

Roy E. JONES, 'OFSTORRS, ooiviviicrrcu'r. 1

train WATER FOUNTAIN FOR CHICKENS.

l ap lication filed March 7, 1922. serial No. 541, 51.

To all whom, it may concern: I I

Be it known that Roy E. Jones, a citizen of the United States, residing at Storrs, in the county of Tolland and State of Connecti cut, has invented certain new and useful Imin 'l/Vater, Fountains for fication. a I

This invention relates to a. water fountain forchickens, Among the objects of the invention are theprovision of an appliance of the character set forth which is simple in construction, capable of ready and easy manufacture, .thewaterof which will not freeze in cold ,w-ea'ther, and by which the erchin ,or .1'oostin of chickens on the same will be set forth-fully in the following description. Obviously. Lam not restricted to this showing; 1 may depart therefrom in a number of respects within the scope of the invention defined by the claims followingRsaid description. f eferring to said d1-awii1g;-' V

Fig. l is an elevation, partly in vertical section, of a fountain involving the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a detail of valve mechanism.

'Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

The appliance involves in its makeup, a body portion such as 2 and which as represented is in the form of a more or less cylindrical shell open in the upper and the lower sides and the lower side of which is intended to rest upon the surface of the ground.

This shell 2 constitutes as illustrated, a suitable receiver for the water tank or pan 3 which is also usually circular in form but somewhat shallower than the body portion 2 in which it generally fits, the marginal portion of the tank or pan 3 fitting the body 2 and it being on a somewhat downward taper, so that it can be readily inserted in the body or vessel 2 when the parts are to be in working condition. When this relation is present the bead 4 on the outer margin of the tank or pan rests upon the upper'edge of the body2.

water for the tank or pan 3, can be conductedthereinto in any proper manner, the supply-pipe. 5 being shown for the pur; pose. This supply pipe is extended into the'bottom of the tank or pan 3 in some water-tight manner. In the upper portion of the pipe '5 is situated atubular seating member 6, the upper edge of which is practically fiush'with the upper end of the pipe.

claid pipe is provided at its upper end with lugs 7 and 8, thelever 9 being pivoted at its outer end to thelug 7. This lever 9 constitutes a carrier for a valve '10. which may consist of a disk of rubber attached suitably v r i I to the underside of the lever 9.

The tank or pan receives within itthe float 11 fastened at the free end of the somewhat bent lever 12 which is fulcrumed near its forward end to the lug 8 in such manner that the toe of the'lever may engage the outer or free end of the lever 9. When the valve 10 isopen water can liowinto the tank or pan 3 from thepipe 5 thus causing the float 11 to rise that portion of the lever to u the right of its fulcrumv being correspondingly moved so that the toe .portionof the lever 12' willbe thrust downward and en-v gage the upper free portion of the. lever-9 and close the valve 10, the valve being fully closed against its seat when the level ofthe water is at the predetermined level which is approximately about that indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1.

There may project through the bottom of the tank or pan 3, the waste or overflow pipe 13 which is extended through the bottom of the tank in some water-tight manner. This overflow pipe may have one or more overflow openings as 14 which are in the form of properly-sized perforations so that 'inthe event that the valve mentioned sticks, i

there can be no overflow of the tank, for before this can occur the water will escape to the waste or overflow pipe 13 by the way of these openings 14;. I

In conjunction with the tank or pan 3, I provide what might be considered a guard which as represented is in the form of a hollow cone 15 having dependingfrom its lower end theangularly-disposed legs 16 which are adapted to rest on the bottom of the tank or pan near the wall portion thereohthe angularity of these legs agrees substantially with that of the cone. Said cone 15 may be provided exteriorly' with a vhandle 17 by which it can be easily manipulated." The chickens can readily reach the water in the tank or pan 3 through the spaces or inter;

lamp 18 being shown for the purpose. This lamp may use any proper substance, for: in-v stance, ordinary kerosene, and when the wick oi the burner is lighted the heat will radiate against the bottom of the tank or pan. 3 and thus'prevent possibility of the water therein freezing.

To introduce or remove the heater or lamp 18, the body orvessel 2 may be furnished with an opening provided with a door 191 The door may have a handle 2O t0" render easy its opening or closing. It may also have therein one or more openings -21"f0r the admission of atmospheric airto promote the proper combustion of the flameof the burner.

ll/hat I claim is 1. An appliance of the character described, comprising a shell, a pan within the shell, to contain water, the marginal portion of the pan resting upon the upper edge of the shell, a water-pipe extending into the pan, a valve for the water-pipe, a float-operated lever for actuating the valve, and a cone provided on its underside with straight legs the angle of which agrees approximately with that of the body'of the cone and spaced apart, said legs resting on the bottom of the pan, the openingsbetween saidlegs provid,- ing access by the chickens to the water'contained within the cone.

2.-An appliance of the character de scribed,.jcon'ipnisi-ng a shell, a panavithin the shell, to contain Water the-marginal portion of the pan resting upon the upper edge or: the shell, a Watenpipe extending into the pan, a valve for the water-pipe, a float operated leveiwfon actuating the valve, a cone provided on its under side with straight legs,

the angle -o-f wh-i'o'lr agrees approximately ing upon the 'upperedge of the vesselsai d pan closely fitting the vessel, a water pipe extending into the pan, a valve for the water-pipe, a float-operatedt lever for" actu'; ating the .valv'e, a cone; providedon-its un der side with straightlegsthe anglebf which agrees approximately with that of the cone, spacedhapart and resting upon the bottom of the cone, and againsttliefwall" "thereof to thus steady the pan, thei conejhalving 'ex teriorly thereof a-"handle, 'and' an o ersaw P p ginj o h mamma i n-b t ton thereof the overflbw-pipe iavingw an escape opening above thefbotto'm-of thepan",

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